TL;DR: ETA Prime benchmarked Windows 11 (using Valve's drivers) vs SteamOS on the Steam Machine and found mostly minor performance differences: Windows 11 led modestly in Geekbench single-core (+3.3%) ...

Amid the chaos of a new product launch, Valve has remained hard at work on SteamOS. Not only has SteamOS received a long-promised update to support standard PCs, but tailored SteamOS support for the ...

SteamOS has gained attention as a compelling choice for gamers using integrated graphics, particularly for its performance advantages over Windows 11 in specific scenarios. According to Sid The Geek, ...

The release of Steam Machine has been a strange one, to say the least. Even at its announcement it was met with scepticism over its price, which has only worsened now with the $1049 / £879 starting ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. After announcing the release date for the Steam Machine earlier this ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. SteamOS (or Linux, more specifically) has always had a rocky relationship with NVIDIA. While AMD and Intel graphics drivers are largely open-source and ...

Valve has announced that PC gamers will be able to build their own Steam Machine following the release of SteamOS 3.8. This serves as a viable alternative to gamers who don’t want to shell out $1,049+ ...

Forward-looking: Valve's Steam Machine signals the company's willingness to push Steam beyond software and into a proper hardware platform. But hardware is only half the story. Alongside gaming ...

Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais says his team is “collaborating with Nvidia very closely” on SteamOS support for Nvidia hardware. Valve’s Pierre-Loup Griffais says his team is “collaborating with Nvidia ...

The Steam Deck didn’t invent the handheld gaming form factor, or even debut it for PC hardware, but it’s certainly the iPhone equivalent for this particular moment. And the vast, vast majority of the ...

Lenovo's most powerful handheld is finally getting the software many gamers wanted. The Legion Go 2 with SteamOS launches in June 2026 starting at $1,199, pairing premium hardware with Valve's ...

Valve’s release of the SteamOS 3.8.7 beta introduces official support for the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus, marking a significant step in expanding compatibility with Intel-powered handheld devices. As ...